| A | B |
| slouch | not stand up straight |
| madra | plaid shirt |
| sympathetic | caring; showing feelings |
| asset | useful or valuable |
| suffocate | not able to breathe |
| suspicious | thinking something is wrong |
| impatient | can't wait |
| sarcasm | a statement to hurt or make fun of |
| cowlick | hair that won't lay down |
| sensitive | getting feelings hurt easily |
| embarrass | make a fool of yourself |
| winced | flinch |
| fiery | very angry, made |
| hesitation | wait |
| stalked | stomps off |
| innocent | young acting; imature |
| bickering | arguing |
| annoyed | getting on your nerves |
| imitations | acting like someone else |
| smothered | can't breathe |
| gallantly | brace |
| impersonally | not feeling or care |
| ornery | mean, playful |
| dumbfounded | don't know what to say |
| frustration | don't know what else to do; upset |
| reputation | what you are known for |
| smoldering | smoking; trying to catch fire |
| pneumonia | an illness that makes it hard to breathe |
| reformatory | a place to improve behavior |
| bootlegging | to sell alcohol illegally |
| abandoned | empty |
| premonition | a vision of something to happen |
| defiance | to go against |